Stat-defying Win for the Cougars

The UCLA/BYU box score is something you have to see to believe.

BYU Athletics

Let's start with the big upset: BYU outlasts UCLA in five! The box score for this one is truly bonkers. I could only catch a little bit of the match, so I am interested in rewatching this so that these numbers have some context.

UCLA Athletics

The Bruins led in all major categories except aces. They outhit BYU by .100, ended the match with a .491 hitting percentage, and somehow lost. When you look at the hitting per set, it gets even more confusing!

UCLA Athletics

UCLA was never outhit in a single set. Think about that for a second. Every set, UCLA's hitting percentage was at least as high as BYU's. This might be one of the most surprising box scores I have seen.

There are a ton of matches again today. Check out the projections below and let me know what you will be watching. I also added some interesting polls down below for your entertainment.

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Match Recaps

Big West

UC San Diego (50%) def. UC Santa Barbara (50%)
3-1 (25-19, 25-18, 20-25, 25-19)

ConfCarolinas

Barton (48%) def. Emmanuel (52%)
3-2 (20-25, 20-25, 26-24, 26-24, 15-8)

Belmont Abbey (86%) def. Lees-McRae (14%)
3-1 (25-23, 22-25, 25-17, 25-18)

Mount Olive (61%) def. Erskine (39%)
3-0 (25-16, 25-16, 25-18)

ECC

Dominican (63%) def. St. Thomas Aquinas (37%)
3-2 (22-25, 25-19, 25-18, 22-25, 16-14)

EIVA

Charleston (36%) def. George Mason (64%)
3-1 (25-18, 20-25, 26-24, 26-24)

Princeton (63%) def. Harvard (37%)
3-0 (29-27, 25-16, 25-23)

Penn State (94%) def. NJIT (6%)
3-1 (23-25, 25-15, 25-17, 25-20)

IVA

Maryville (45%) def. Thomas More (55%)
3-1 (25-22, 22-25, 25-20, 25-19)

MIVA

Ball State (84%) def. Quincy (16%)
3-0 (25-15, 25-12, 25-20)

Lindenwood (30%) def. Loyola Chicago (70%)
3-1 (25-21, 23-25, 26-24, 29-27)

Purdue Fort Wayne (60%) def. McKendree (40%)
3-1 (25-20, 26-24, 24-26, 25-23)

Ohio State (85%) def. Queens (15%)
3-0 (25-16, 25-17, 25-20)

MPSF

BYU (17%) def. UCLA (83%)
3-2 (31-29, 23-25, 18-25, 25-21, 15-12)

Grand Canyon (83%) def. Southern California (17%)
3-1 (21-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-15)

Pepperdine (58%) def. Stanford (42%)
3-1 (15-25, 25-21, 25-17, 25-18)

NEC

Daemen (87%) def. Fairleigh Dickinson (13%)
3-1 (26-28, 25-17, 25-20, 25-18)

Long Island (70%) def. D'Youville (30%)
3-1 (25-27, 25-15, 25-19, 25-21)

Saint Francis (78%) def. Sacred Heart (22%)
3-1 (25-23, 21-25, 25-20, 25-14)

Non-conference

Life (72%) def. Morehouse (28%)
3-0 (-, -, -)¹

Hawai'i (99%) def. Missouri S&T (1%)
3-0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-17)

Long Beach (90%) def. Lewis (10%)
3-1 (25-19, 24-26, 25-15, 25-19)

UC Irvine (93%) def. Concordia (7%)
3-0 (25-22, 25-11, 25-21)

Regis College (72%) def. American International (28%)
3-0 (25-15, 25-23, 27-25)

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Match Projections

ConfCarolinas

Erskine (54%) vs Barton (46%)

Emmanuel (25%) vs Mount Olive (75%)

North Greenville (79%) vs King (21%)

EIVA

George Mason (54%) vs Charleston (46%)

Princeton (70%) vs Harvard (30%)

NJIT (5%) vs Penn State (95%)

MIVA

Loyola Chicago (60%) vs Lindenwood (40%)

McKendree (34%) vs Purdue Fort Wayne (66%)

Ohio State (87%) vs Queens (13%)

MPSF

UCLA (73%) vs BYU (27%)

Southern California (16%) vs Grand Canyon (84%)

Stanford (36%) vs Pepperdine (64%)

NEC

Long Island (28%) vs Daemen (72%)

Fairleigh Dickinson (51%) vs D'Youville (49%)

Saint Francis (80%) vs Sacred Heart (20%)

Non-conference

Lewis (58%) vs CSU Northridge (42%)

UC Irvine (88%) vs Concordia (12%)

Lees-McRae (2%) vs Lincoln Memorial (98%)

Maryville (89%) vs Kentucky State (11%)

Talladega College (8%) vs Edward Waters (92%)

1. I am missing set scores for this match. If anyone finds them, please let me know!